Bank holiday weekend and the weather is feeling warm in Wales for the first time in ages! Despite the crowds in Llanberis, we managed to have the little visited Plateau Slab to ourselves. A very peaceful place for such a busy weekend! That fact that it’s not in the guidebook means that it off the… Read more

Had a bit of time today to try out some new designs for the van. I’m keen to try and create some kind of in-situ sofa that can be transformed into a bed. I’ve borrowed a mega sized bouldering pad which almost fits perfectly!  It’s not the exact solution, but has certainly giving me a… Read more

Despite the darkening skies, we took the gamble to try and get a climb done in Vivian Quarry today. We were working on the theory that if the heavens opened, at least the routes are single pitch and with only a short dash back to the car park. We climbed ‘Mental Lentils’ HVS (5a) which… Read more

Had a gripping drive up to Llyn Crafnant toady. It’s a three or four kilometre drive up a steep, tiny and winding road that was quite simply not designed to accommodate a brand new, long wheel base Transit, such as the one that I unfortunately found myself at the helm of. Crawling along at a… Read more

An eight o’clock high tide, with forecasted light winds and nice waves necessitated a bleary eyed exit from The Cottage this morning. The predictions turned out to be a tad optimistic though, as we arrived at the beach to find a howling onshore wind! It was a beauty blue sky morning though, so we got… Read more

After a wet start, things brightened up enough this afternoon for a little foray into the Skyline area of the Llanberis Slate Quarries.  The wind chill was even colder than previous days, so once again we were all layered up. We climbed ‘Harri Bach Llanrug’ (6a), which was nice but cold on the pinkies!  I’ve… Read more